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Pterodaustro

Leina le raya: “wing from the south”1

E jele: DitlhapiDigagabi tse di fofangTshimologo ya CretaceousKa saense, ga se dinosoro

Pterodaustro was a flying reptile that lived near lakes in what is now Argentina. It had a weird mouth with about 1,000 long, bristle-like teeth in its lower jaw, just like a comb! It used those teeth to strain tiny shrimp and other small animals from the water, just like flamingos do today.1 2

Ntlha e e monate: dipterosoro di ne di fofa fa godimo ga dinosoro, mme e ne e le bontsala ba tsona, e seng dinosoro.

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 121 go ya go 100 tse di fetileng5

Tshimologo ya Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Argentina (San Luis Province) and possibly Chile, but the Chilean fossils turned out to belong to another pterosaur.1 3

Bophara jwa diphuka

go fitlha go 3 m (9.8 ft)1

Bokete

go fitlha go 9.2 kg (20 lb)1

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 56 km/h (35 mph)

Go fofa, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo go le kae?

Diphuka tsa yona di ne di namegile go le kae?

E ne e le bokete go le kae?

bokete jaaka dikatse tsa mo gae di le 2.5

diphuka di le bophara jaaka dibaesekele di le 1.5 di latelanabokete jaaka dibanana di le 77e ne e ka fofa go kgabaganya lebala lotlhe la kgwele ya dinao mo metsotswaneng e le 6.8

Pterodaustro e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7 mph)

Pterodaustro e ka nna 56 km/h (35 mph)

Pitse e e sianang ka bonako e ka nna 65 km/h (40 mph)

Lengau e ka nna 100 km/h (62 mph)

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

Pterodaustro had about 1,000 teeth in its lower jaw, each only 0.2 to 0.3 millimeters wide. That's thinner than a human hair!1 2

Scientists have found over 750 fossils of Pterodaustro, including eggs and embryos, making it one of the best-known pterosaurs.1

Pterodaustro had a long tail with 22 vertebrae, which is unusual for a pterodactyloid pterosaur. Most others have at most 16.1

Two Pterodaustro fossils were found with gizzard stones in their stomachs. These are the first gizzard stones ever reported for any pterosaur.1

Pterodaustro may have been pink like a flamingo! Its diet of tiny crustaceans could have given it a pink color, just like flamingos get from eating brine shrimp.1 2

Pterodaustro had a hard time taking off from the ground. Because of its long body and short legs, it needed a lot of open space to launch, like modern geese and swans.1

Juvenile Pterodaustro grew quickly in their first two years, reaching about half of adult size. They then grew more slowly for four to five years until they were fully grown.1

Setshwantsho sa Pterodaustro se se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Pterodaustro e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Pterodaustro

?How big was Pterodaustro?

It had a wingspan of about 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) and weighed about 9.2 kilograms (20 lb).1

?Is Pterodaustro a dinosaur?

No, it is a pterosaur, which is a flying reptile, not a dinosaur.1 4

?What did Pterodaustro eat?

It ate tiny shrimp, crustaceans, and other small water animals. It used its comb-like teeth to strain them from the water, just like flamingos do.2 1 4

?Could Pterodaustro swim?

Yes, it had a long body and large, splayed feet that were adaptations for swimming and wading in lakes.1

?Why did Pterodaustro have so many teeth?

Its lower jaw had about 1,000 long, bristle-like teeth that formed a comb. This comb helped it filter tiny animals like shrimp out of the water.2 1 4

?Was Pterodaustro pink?

Maybe. Scientists think it could have been pinkish just like flamingos, because its diet of brine shrimp might have given it that color.2 1

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Pterodaustro was a dinosaur.

Boammaaruri: Pterodaustro was a pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but is not a dinosaur.1

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Pterodaustro
Leina le neilwe ke: Bonaparte 19705
Setlhopha: Digagabi tse di fofang
Lelapa / clade: Lophocratia5
Thulaganyo: Pterosauria > Pterodactyloidea5
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 121 go ya go 100 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Aptian / Albian)5
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Lagarcito, La Cruz5
Dinaga: Arejentina5
Direkoto tsa difosili: 2 mo The Paleobiology Database5
Go fitlhelwa: The first fossils of Pterodaustro were discovered in the late 1960s by paleontologist José Bonaparte in the Lagarcito Formation of San Luis Province, Argentina. Bonaparte named the genus in 1970, with the species name P. guinazui honoring Román Guiñazú.1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are still debating whether Pterodaustro was actually pink like a flamingo. While its diet suggests it could have been, no direct fossil evidence of color has been found.1 2

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Pterodaustro (en.wikipedia.org)
Pterosaur of the Day: Pterodaustro | AMNH (amnh.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Pterodaustro guinazui (amnh.org)
Pterodaustro in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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